Local Leadership for Climate Justice

Cities@Tufts

Think Global, Act Local: Why Local Leadership Matters on Climate Justice with Hessann Farooqi.

Cities@Tufts Spring 2025

Tufts University Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning and Shareable co-present this ongoing free lecture series, hosted by Professor Julian Agyeman, exploring equity and diversity in urban planning and design.

<p>This talk explores how and why city governments can step up to lead on climate action, as well as how resident organizing is critical in making this happen. This talk also explores how to build and sustain the political coalition to ensure climate justice policies can be passed and implemented.</p><p>Hessann Farooqi is the Executive Director of the Boston Climate Action Network. He is the youngest person and the first person of color appointed to lead BCAN. Hessann studied economics at Boston University, worked in the United States Senate under Sen. Ed Markey, and served on various federal, state, and local political campaigns. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu also appointed him to oversee the implementation of Boston’s key climate law on the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) Review Board. Hessann is Co-Coordinator of the Boston Green New Deal Coalition and serves as an Environmental Justice Advisor to the Metropolitan Area Planning Council on developing their Greater Boston Climate Action Plan. Hessann previously served as an advisor to The White House and Department of Energy’s Opportunity Project.</p>

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